Improve pressure drop calculations for saturated water lines

When saturated water flows through pipes and components, it
flashesthus increasing its specific volume and limiting
the fluid flowrate. Due to these conditions, the calculation
and design for piping associated with boilers and steam
generation are very complicated. To avoid oversizing of pipes
and components, improved equations can more accurately
calculate the pressure drop for saturated water at high
pressure.

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